Compass (architecture)

In carpentry, architecture, and shipbuilding, a compass is a curve (or bent) circular form. A compass plane is a craftsman plane, which has a convex direction length on the underside, for smoothing the concave faces of curved woodwork. A Compass saw (or fret saw or keyhole saw) is a narrow-bladed saw that cuts a curve. A compass timber is a curved (or crooked) timber. A compass window is a circular bay window (or oriel window).

A Surveyor's compass (or circumferentor) is a measuring instrument used in surveying horizontal angles.

Woodworking
Introduction
  • Glossary of woodworking
  • History of wood carving
  • Wood
  • Wood art
Forms
  • Bush carpentry
  • Cabinet making
  • Caning
  • Carpentry
  • Chainsaw carving
  • Chip carving
  • Ébéniste
  • Fretwork
  • Intarsia
  • Marquetry
  • Parquetry
  • Pyrography
  • Relief carving
  • Root carving
  • Segmented turning
  • Spindle turning
  • Whittling
  • Wood carving
  • Woodturning
List of woods
Softwood
  • Cedar
  • Pine
  • Spruce
Hardwood
  • Ash
  • Aspen
  • Birch
  • Cherry
  • Elm
  • Hazel
  • Mahogany
  • Maple
  • Oak
  • Teak
Tools
Saws
  • Bandsaw
  • Circular saw
  • Coping saw
  • Fretsaw
  • Jigsaw
  • Miter saw
  • Veneer saw
Other
  • Abrasives
  • Chisel
  • Drawknife
  • Drill
  • Mallet
  • Mitre box
  • Plane
  • Rasp
  • Sandpaper
  • Vise
  • Workbench
Geometry
Joints
  • Birdsmouth
  • Bridle
  • Butt
  • Butterfly
  • Coping
  • Crown of Thorns
  • Dados
  • Dovetail
  • Finger
  • Groove
  • Halved
  • Hammer-headed tenon
  • Lap
  • Mason's mitre
  • Miter
  • Mortise and tenon
  • Rabbet
  • Scarf
  • Splice
  • Tongue and groove
Profiles
  • Bead
  • Bevel
  • Chamfer
  • Ogee
  • Ogive
Treatments
  • French polish
  • Heat bending
  • Paint
  • Steam bending
  • Varnish
  • Wood drying
  • Wood preservation
  • Wood stain
Organizations
  • American Association of Woodturners
  • Architectural Woodwork Institute
  • British Woodworking Federation
  • Building and Wood Workers' International
  • Caricature Carvers of America
  • International Federation of Building and Wood Workers
  • National Wood Carvers Association
  • Society of Wood Engravers
Category


Famous quotes containing the word compass:

    “To “give style” to one’s character—a rare and noble art! Those practice it who compass all that their natures present as strengths and weaknesses and then fit them into an artistic plan until every one appears as art and reason and even weakness enchants the eye.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)